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Dibang Multipurpose Project – Diversion Tunnel Milestone

Dibang Multipurpose Project – Diversion Tunnel Milestone

Why in news? Construction on the Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh reached an important milestone on 17 February 2026: engineers achiev...

FCI and World Food Programme – Rice Supply Agreement

FCI and World Food Programme – Rice Supply Agreement

Why in news? On 18 February 2026 the Food Corporation of India (FCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Food Programme (WFP). U...

CHEOPS Satellite – Discovery of a Rocky Outer Planet

CHEOPS Satellite – Discovery of a Rocky Outer Planet

Why in news? Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s CHEOPS satellite have discovered a remarkable four‑planet system around a red dwarf sta...

Lakhpati Didi Initiative – Empowering Rural Women

Lakhpati Didi Initiative – Empowering Rural Women

Why in news? The Union Minister for Rural Development has directed officials to accelerate the target of creating 6 crore “Lakhpati Didis” under t...

Indian Grey Hornbill – Voted Bird of Tirupattur

Indian Grey Hornbill – Voted Bird of Tirupattur

Why in news? In a public poll organised by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, residents of Tirupattur district chose the Indian Grey Hornbill as their ...

Charax Spasinou: Rediscovering Alexander’s Port City

Charax Spasinou: Rediscovering Alexander’s Port City

Why in news? Archaeologists recently confirmed the precise location of the lost city of Charax Spasinou in the deserts of modern Iraq. Using drone pho...

Alpheus madhusoodanai: New Pistol Shrimp from Kerala

Alpheus madhusoodanai: New Pistol Shrimp from Kerala

Why in news? Researchers from Cochin University of Science and Technology have identified a new species of pistol shrimp in the Kochi backwaters. The ...

Tidal Flooding Declared a State‑Specific Disaster in Kerala

Tidal Flooding Declared a State‑Specific Disaster in Kerala

Why in news? The Kerala government has declared tidal flooding — the regular inundation of low‑lying coastal areas by high tides — a State‑spe...

Malabar Pied Hornbill and the “Hornbill Restaurant” Initiative

Malabar Pied Hornbill and the “Hornbill Restaurant” Initiative

Why in news? The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is setting up clusters of fruit‑bearing trees, dubbed “hornbill restaurants,” in the Udanti Sita...

H‑125 Light Utility Helicopter and the Vemagal Assembly Line

H‑125 Light Utility Helicopter and the Vemagal Assembly Line

Why in news? India’s Prime Minister and the French President virtually inaugurated the final assembly line of the Airbus H‑125 light utility helic...

Defence Acquisition Council: Major Procurement Approvals

Defence Acquisition Council: Major Procurement Approvals

Why in news? The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared procurement proposals worth nearly ₹3.6 lakh crore to strengthen India’s armed forces. ...

Joint Naval Drills Near the Strait of Hormuz

Joint Naval Drills Near the Strait of Hormuz

Why in news? Iran, Russia and China announced that they will conduct a joint naval exercise, the “Maritime Security Belt 2026,” in waters near the...

Shahpur Kandi Dam Project

Shahpur Kandi Dam Project

Why in news? India is set to complete the long‑delayed Shahpur Kandi Dam on the Ravi River by the end of March 2026. Officials announced that once c...

France: Geography and Renewed Defence Cooperation

France: Geography and Renewed Defence Cooperation

Why in news? India and France renewed their defence cooperation agreement for another ten years during the 6th India‑France Annual Defence Dialogue ...

SAHI and BODH Initiative

SAHI and BODH Initiative

Why in news? The National Health Authority recently announced two programmes – the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAH...

INS Tarangini – India’s Sail Training Ship

INS Tarangini – India’s Sail Training Ship

Why in news? The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Tarangini arrived in Visakhapatnam as part of the International Fleet Review and the multilate...

Nitric Oxide and Drug‑Resistant Pneumonia

Nitric Oxide and Drug‑Resistant Pneumonia

Why in news? A study published in Science Translational Medicine reported that high doses of inhaled nitric oxide dramatically reduced the number of d...

Lepidocampa sikkimensis – New Diplura Species

Lepidocampa sikkimensis – New Diplura Species

Why in news? Zoologists from the Zoological Survey of India have described a new soil‑dwelling micro‑arthropod from the Eastern Himalayas named Le...

Tulbul Navigation Barrage (Wullar Lake Project)

Tulbul Navigation Barrage (Wullar Lake Project)

Why in news? With India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has propose...

Khorramshahr‑4 (Kheibar) Ballistic Missile

Khorramshahr‑4 (Kheibar) Ballistic Missile

Why in news? Iran’s Khorramshahr‑4 ballistic missile gained international attention after it was reportedly used in a 2025 attack in West Asia and...

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